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Washington, 2016
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 316 against 533 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 13 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 44 mph | $350,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 Jan 2016 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Jan 2016 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 19 Apr 2016 | Forecast zone | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Aug 2016 | Forecast zone | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 67 mph | $350,000 | — | 1 |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $20,000 | — | 1 |
| 4 May 2016 | Spokane | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4,800,000 | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 6 Mar 2016 | Yakima | Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 60 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 61 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 68 mph | $90,000 | — | — |
| 15 Oct 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 21 May 2016 | Benton | Tornado | EF0 | $20,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Spokane | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Douglas | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 9 Aug 2016 | Spokane | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2016
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2016 | FM-5152 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Suncrest Fire | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2016 | FM-5149 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Yale Fire | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2016 | FM-5148 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Wellesley Fire | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2016 | FM-5142 | Fire management assistance | Fire | South Ward Gap Fire | 1 |
| 2 Feb 2016 | DR-4253 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, And A T | 10 |
| 15 Jan 2016 | DR-4249 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 16 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
148 NFIP claims, 96 of them paid, for $2,358,806.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.